Which to use
“achetez” and “achever” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,803
- “achetez” frequency rank
- #8,953
- “achever” frequency rank
- 17756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achetez | achever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. | Finir une chose commencée. |
Where the eye mixes achetez and achever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses achetez with achever
A purely visual mix-up. achetez (\a.ʃə.te\) and achever (\a.ʃə.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achetez is recorded at frequency rank #8,803, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.te\. achever is at rank #8,953, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.ve\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17756, this pair ranks #381,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achetez vs achever
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "achetez": tz. Private to "achever": rv.
"achetez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "achever" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achetez" and "achever" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "achetez" vs "achever" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "achetez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achetez" and "achever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achètera vs achever". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #381,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.